Liang Yang
{{Short description|Chinese actor, stuntman, martial artist (born 1980)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Liang Yang
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|03|26}}
| nationality = Chinese
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|stuntman|martial artist}}
| years_active = 2007–present
| known_for = {{hlist|Star Wars: The Force Awakens|Mission: Impossible – Fallout}}
| awards = {{hlist|SAG award for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture (shared)|SAG award for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series (shared)}}
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Liang Yang (Chinese:杨亮,Pinyin:yáng liàng)born March 26, 1980) is a Chinese actor, stuntman and martial artist. He is known for his work in the Hollywood film industry in movies such as Skyfall, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
Work
Yang first appeared as a stunt performer in 2007 with the action movie Underground.{{Cite web |title=Liang Yang {{!}} Wiki {{!}} Star Wars Amino |url=https://aminoapps.com/c/star-wars/page/item/liang-yang/GqFV_I56KePwb61dZNWrjGxXMmX6r |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Star Wars {{!}} aminoapps.com}} In 2011, he debuted in Hollywood with the movies Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and X-Men: First Class.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-14 |title=Liang Yang |url=https://theronin.org/tag/liang-yang/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=The Ronin |language=en}} In 2012, he played a brief role in the James Bond movie, Skyfall, opposite Daniel Craig. At 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Yang, along with the rest of the stunt team of Skyfall, received the SAG award for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture.{{Cite web |date=2013-02-01 |title='Skyfall,' 'Game of Thrones' Receive Stunt Honors at SAG Awards |website=The Hollywood Reporter |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/skyfall-game-thrones-receive-stunt-415701 |access-date=2024-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201225146/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/skyfall-game-thrones-receive-stunt-415701 |archive-date=2013-02-01 }} Yang was the stunt double for Emily Blunt in the 2014 movie Edge of Tomorrow.{{Cite web |last=Molyneaux |first=Maurice |date=2024-02-10 |title=What Edge Of Tomorrow Looks Like Before Special Effects |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1512955/edge-of-tomorrow-without-special-visual-effects/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}
For the 2015 movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Yang played the role of a stormtrooper, engaged in a battle against Finn, portrayed by John Boyega.{{Cite web |last=Team |first=StarWars com |title=Meet FN-2199, a.k.a. TR-8R: The Stormtrooper Behind the Meme |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/meet-fn-2199-a-k-a-tr-8r-the-stormtrooper-behind-the-meme |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=StarWars.com |language=en}} He was ultimately shot by Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the movie. Yang also helped train Daisy Ridley for her role as Rey in the installment.{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |date=2016-04-26 |title=Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Daisy Ridley shows off martial arts skills |url=https://in.ign.com/star-wars-episode-viii/91986/news/star-wars-the-force-awakens-daisy-ridley-shows-off-martial-arts-skills |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=IGN India |language=en-in}}{{Cite web |title=Daisy Ridley struggled to master her lightsaber |url=https://www.8days.sg/hollywood-buzz/daisy-ridley-struggled-master-her-lightsaber-409836 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=8days |language=en}} Yang was also seen as Pedro Pascal's (who played Oberyn Martell) stunt double in the HBO series Game of Thrones,{{Cite web |title='Goodbye, face': An oral history of the Mountain vs. the Viper from 'Game of Thrones' |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/03/13/game-of-thrones-mountain-vs-viper-oral-history/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}} for which he, along with his team, won the SAG award for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series.
Yang trained Felicity Jones for her character, Jyn Erso, and Donnie Yen who played Chirrut Imwe, in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the 2016 prequel to the Star Wars original trilogy.{{Cite web |last=Fitness |first=Men's |date=2018-06-28 |title=How to kick ass like martial arts master Liang Yang |url=https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/how-martial-arts-master-liang-yang-taught-felicity-jones-kick-ass-rogue-one |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Men's Journal |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Chris |date=2017-03-26 |title=The difference in Jyn: How Felicity Jones became a badass for 'Rogue One' |url=https://mashable.com/article/rogue-one-felicity-jones-jyn |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Mashable |language=en}}
In 2018, he made his most notable appearance in the action movie, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, in a bathroom fight scene against Tom Cruise and Henry Cavill where he briefly played the role of a decoy villain.{{Cite web |last=Cotter |first=Padraig |date=2021-01-16 |title=How Mission: Impossible 6's Bathroom Fight Was Filmed |url=https://screenrant.com/mission-impossible-fallout-movie-bathroom-fight-filmed/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}} His character was eventually shot by Rebecca Ferguson. The scene was reportedly shot over a month, with Henry Cavill calling the shoot "uncomfortably long" and stating afterwards that he was "shattered".{{Cite web |last=Meyer |first=Joshua |date=2023-06-03 |title=Mission: Impossible — Fallout's Bathroom Scene Took An 'Uncomfortably Long' Time To Film |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1304115/mission-impossible-fallouts-bathroom-scene-took-uncomfortably-long-time-to-film/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}} Cavill went on to praise Yang as a "true champion of ability and especially character."{{Cite web |date=2023-09-07 |title="I was shattered after the work": Henry Cavill Couldn't Take it After 'Uncomfortably Long' Mission Impossible 6 Fight Scene With Tom Cruise |url=https://fandomwire.com/i-was-shattered-after-the-work-henry-cavill-couldnt-take-it-after-uncomfortably-long-mission-impossible-6-fight-scene-with-tom-cruise/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=fandomwire.com |language=en-US}}
Liang Yang was chosen as fight coordinator for the 2022 Marvel movie, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and 2023 movie, The Marvels.{{Cite web |last=Rivera |first=Joshua |date=2023-11-08 |title=The Marvels is a fun party thrown at the end of Marvel's worst year |url=https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23952209/the-marvels-review-kamala-khan-captain-marvel |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}
Filmography
References
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External links
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